flunk

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

Alteration of funk.

[edit] Verb

Infinitive
to flunk

Third person singular
flunks

Simple past
flunked

Past participle
flunked

Present participle
flunking

to flunk (third-person singular simple present flunks, present participle flunking, simple past and past participle flunked)

  1. (US) (transitive or intransitive) Of a student, to fail a class; to not pass.
    He flunked math, again.
  2. (US) (transitive) Of a teacher, to deny a student a passing grade.
    Unsatisfied with Fred's progress, the teacher flunked him.

[edit] Translations

to fail
to deny a passing grade

[edit] See also

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